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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2560 on 07/08/1936
British Railways 42560 w/e 15/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P07/08/1936
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L896
Works Number 24316
To Service Sat 07/08/1936
Withdrawal Sat 18/04/1964
Service Life 27 yrs, 8 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 07/08/1936
10C   Patricroft on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
11B   Barrow in Furness 4w/e 10/08/1957
3D   Aston 4w/e 30/11/1957
3C   Ryecroft (Walsall) 4w/e 22/03/1958
3A   Bescot 4w/e 14/06/1958
3B   Bushbury 4w/e 04/10/1958
9G   Gorton w/e 21/02/1959
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) w/e 09/01/1960
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 08/02/1964
     Withdrawn on 18/04/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 11B Barrow in Furness 4w/e 10/08/1957
ALLOC 3E Monument Lane 4w/e 02/11/1957
ALLOC 3D Aston 4w/e 30/11/1957
ALLOC 3C Ryecroft (Walsall) 4w/e 22/03/1958
ALLOC 3A Bescot 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 3B Bushbury 4w/e 04/10/1958
LOAN 9G Gorton 4w/e 28/02/1959
ALLOC 9G Gorton 4w/e 28/03/1959
ALLOC 9E Trafford Park (LMS) 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 5w/e 07/03/1964
WDN   w/e 18/04/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/08/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2560
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24316		    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Patricroft (10C)    
15/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42560    
10/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Barrow in Furness (11B)    
30/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
22/03/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Ryecroft (Walsall) (3C)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
04/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (3B)    
21/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
09/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
08/02/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
18/04/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 42560    
08/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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